(Though, in contrast to the Malleus Maleficarum, at least one Christian priest, Ludovico Maria Sinistrari, has argued that this would not work because incubus demon “do not obey exorcists, have no dread of exorcisms, show no reverence for holy things, at the approach of which they are not in the least overawed.”Ģ. Getting a priest to perform an exorcism is historically how someone would overcome being attacked by an incubus demon. These strategies come from the Malleus Maleficarum (translation: Hammer of Witches), a German treatise on witchcraft from the 16th century.ġ. 5 Ways To Prevent Being A Victim Of An Incubus Demon: What To Do If You Are Attacked By An Incubus Demon RIA Novosti A vampire is a dead human, an incubus is non-human.

The difference between an incubus demon and a vampire is that a vampire is essentially a zombie-like human - not a demonic entity. Vampires and incubus demons are similar enough that some people think the legend of one has originated from the legend of the other. Western Christianity: the well respected Christian theologian Thomas Aquinas believed in the incubus demon (and, in succubus demons), saying “Still, if some are occasionally begotten from demons, it is not from the seed of such demons, nor from their assumed bodies, but from the seed of men, taken for the purpose as when the demon assumes first the form of a woman, and afterwards of a man just so they take the seed of other things for other generating purposes.” Is An Incubus Demon The Same As A Vampire? Norse folklore: A Mare is a demonic being that sits on a sleeping person’s chest and causes them to have nightmares. South African folklore: A Tikoloshe is a small, hairy supernatural being who is said to rape women and bite off children’s toes while they are sleeping. It can have the body of a human, but leaves the footsteps of a horse. Hungarian folklore: The Lidérc is a “Satanic lover”. These attacks aren’t restricted to night time, but the victims often end up pregnant. The way to stop a Popobawa from repeatedly attacking you is to tell other people you’ve been victimized by one.Ĭhilean folklore: The Trauco is a small, ugly, humanoid creature who attracts and attacks women.

It wears a cape called a Tarnkappe which is imbued with magical powers.Īfrican folklore: The Popobawa is a shape-shifting evil spirit who stalks victims at night from the shadows.

German folklore: The Alp is a vampire-like creature who visits its victims at night. Stories of the incubus demon and succubus demon are told in many different cultures around the world. Incubus Demon Around The World Johann Heinrich Füssli Some people believe incubus demons and succubus demons are the same entities - possessing the ability to switch between male and female forms. They are female demons that visit men at night and can become pregnant by them. The female version of an incubus is a succubus. One study found that as many as 11 percent of people will have an experience in their lifetime that may be described similarly to an attack by an incubus demon, though the study characterized the phenomena as a form of sleep paralysis. In some traditions, an incubus demon will put its victim in a trance so that they are unable to move or call for help.ĥ. In it, Gilgamesh’s father is said to be a demon who attacks women in their sleep.Ĥ. The incubus demon is mentioned in the earliest work of fiction we still have today, The Epic of Gilgamesh. Because an incubus demon can become fixated on a particular victim, some women have died from exhaustion after being visited by the same incubus demon over and over.ģ. Because the incubus demon visits it’s victim at night, the word “incubus” comes from the Latin word incubo which literally means “a nightmare induced by such a demon”.Ģ. Fritz Schwimbeck Charles Walker 5 Creepy Facts About The Incubus Demonġ.

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